Do you show motivation and commitment? Are you a creative person who sets goals and strives towards their completion? These are only a portion of the many attributes a successful entrepreneur holds. The key attributes below have been derived from the words of Stephen Key, an experienced entrepreneur mentor: Motivation, passion and ambition: Are there entrepreneurs that inspire you? Maybe they […]

In the modern market, consumers highly value goods and services that solve a problem or change the way they see the world. Consumers are looking for innovative ways to save time and express their creativity. For a start-up to be successful in today’s market it must change the paradigm of thought or action; it must create a market revolution! If […]

He may not be the richest man on earth, nor the wealthiest entrepreneur ever, but this man is definitely one of the most interesting, aspiring and inspiring entrepreneurs of all time. For those of you who don’t know him, Elon Musk is the early founder of PayPal, Tesla Motors and Space X. Yes this man has changed the way we […]

You may have heard it all before, but learning from your mistakes is one of the most important skills you can master during your lifetime. In school, work or personal life, we all make mistakes and we should all reflect upon them and learn to not make them again in the future. This is especially true when it comes to […]

Believe it or not, but somewhere in between all those Jobs’, Zuckerburg’s and Branson’s are a lot of women who can stand their ground with the big guys. Because of the media and their somewhat narrow minded attention spectrum it is easy to forget about women entrepreneurs. In this day and age the single-income male head of household is disappearing […]

Welcome to CockUp Britain

Hi there and welcome to our website. We are a bunch of guys from the UK who are fond of modern entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in general. On this website we want to share information, knowledge and inspiration we find throughout everyday life within the context of entrepreneurship.

Starting your own business can be hard and sometimes even seem impossible. We bring some helpful tips, tricks, information and inspiration to show you – the beginner entrepreneur - that it is indeed possible to startup under £5,000, and that it is indeed possible to succeed in a market were the competition is killing.

Disclaimer:
This website was formerly known as a spoof towards startupbritain, a site with many critics about ehir way of working and even doubts about their legitimacy. Even though this site is still about entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship in the UK, we do not intend to make fun of anybody or to ridicule any other organizations out there.

Starting up your own business is one hell of a job. Some of the guys and gals who are editors for this website have made this big jump in their lives, and they can all tell you that it isn’t easy. However, we don’t want to scare you off and think it’s impossible either. It is very much possible and […]

There are a couple of practical things to consider and to know before you can register your business in the UK. Like we mentioned before you have to know what kind of legal structure your business will be like. Next to this you have to carefully consider the following things when registering your business in the UK: As a sole trader This […]

Do you show motivation and commitment? Are you a creative person who sets goals and strives towards their completion? These are only a portion of the many attributes a successful entrepreneur holds. The key attributes below have been derived from the words of Stephen Key, an experienced entrepreneur mentor: Motivation, passion and ambition: Are there entrepreneurs that inspire you? Maybe they […]